After an offseason of making the fewest moves across Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals are still having a solid season. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Cardinals are just 1.5 games back of a National League Wild Card spot.

The Cardinals scored the fifth pick in the draft through the new MLB lottery system. Despite low odds of landing in the top five and a winning record in 2024, they leapfrogged losing and last-place teams to get their highest pick since 1998, when they drafted J.D. Drew at No. 5.

The St. Louis Cardinals had a game the next afternoon, although the sleep-deprived Svanson wasn’t called upon to pitch. The team then flew to New York, where Svanson made his MLB debut in the series opener against the Mets on April 17. He pitched a perfect seventh inning in the Cardinals’ 4-1 loss.

The third Stetson baseball player off the board in the 2025 MLB Draft is pitcher Ty Van Dyke. He went to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cubs, Brewers, Cardinals and Reds have combined for one of the best first halves in MLB history, all while the Pirates have managed not to drag them down.

Right-hander Anthony Watts is off the board on day two after being selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round at pick No. 420. He joins fellow Iowa pitchers Cade Obermueller, Daniel Wright and Aaron Savary as 2025 MLB Draft selections.

The St. Louis Cardinals have been in the middle of a lot of trade rumors this year, but the most recent rumors are the most shocking of all.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a new flamethrower on their hands. St. Louis used the No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft to select Liam Do